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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
  • Sweet Honey in the Rock - photo by Dwight Carter Studios
    Sweet Honey in the Rock (Dwight Carter Studios)

    From Grokster to Sweet Honey

    Today, the corner of 88th Street and West End Avenue will be named "Arturo 'Chico' O'Farrill Place" in honor of the Latin jazz bandleader and composer who died in 2001. O'Farrill's son, also named Arturo O'Farrill, and leader of the Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, joins us to talk about this event. Also, Arik Hesseldahl, staff writer at Forbes magazine, comes by to talk about the newest Supreme Court decision on digital music copyrighting. And finally, a visit with Sweet Honey In The Rock, the Grammy Award-winning African American female a cappella ensemble with deep musical roots in gospel, blues, and jazz. They join us to discuss their new documentary "Raise Your Voice," to be shown on Wed at 9pm on the PBS series, American Masters.

Best Live Performances of 2008

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We revisit memorable in-studio performances from Toumani Diabaté, Cat Power, Regina Spektor, and others.

The Year in Music and Branding

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Pop music and advertising go together like peanut butter and jelly. Grey Group music director Josh Rabinowitz shares his picks for the best song picks and ad campaigns of 2008.

Critics Week

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Music writers look back at the year's best pop, rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Latin and world albums. Plus: the worst music of the year and the best online music. Read our critics' lists here. And don't forget to cast your vote in our best-albums poll.

Noteworthy New York

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We have invited musicians and artists to help us select their favorite cultural destination in the neighborhood where they live. From parks and coffee shops to bowling alleys and museums, the options are as diverse as our group of contributors.